What assistants recommend in Istanbul
ChatGPT and Gemini were asked 12 questions the way people ask them, with web search on, and told to link each place's own site. Below is every question, with the places named, who named them, and the direct link where the place has one.
62
places named across the 12 questions
20,370
businesses in this index
2,956
with a website of their own
84%
of the places named came with their own site
Every other business in the index was never named. The questions are a sample of what people ask, and the places named change from one round to the next.
Asked on 2026-10-21. Where the answers send people · The Istanbul index · Markdown.
I'm feeling like chicken tonight. Where can I order from?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Popeyes Türkiye | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | popeyes.com.tr |
| Tavuk Dünyası | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini by name | tavukdunyasi.com |
| What to expect not in the index | Gemini with its own site | tavukdunyasi.com |
| Doyuyo | Gemini by name | no link given |
I want to book a table for two tonight somewhere romantic.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Tuğra Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | tugrarestaurant.com.tr |
| Fenz İstanbul not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | fenz.com.tr |
| Mikla | Gemini with its own site | miklarestaurant.com |
| Pepo’s Galata | ChatGPT with its own site | pepogalata.com |
| Sunset Grill & Bar | Gemini with its own site | sunsetgrillbar.com |
| Fenz | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
Best pizza delivered to where I'm staying, right now.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Domino’s Pizza Türkiye | ChatGPT with its own site | dominos.com.tr |
| Miss Pizza | Gemini with its own site | misspizza.com.tr |
| Pizza V | ChatGPT with its own site | v.pizza |
| Pizzeria Pera | Gemini with its own site | pizzeriapera.com · book direct |
| The Upper Crust Pizzeria | Gemini with its own site | uppercrustturkiye.com |
A good vegan or vegetarian lunch near the centre, today.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Vegan Dükkan Lokanta | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini by name | vegandukkanlokanta.com |
| Vegan Masa | ChatGPT with its own site | veganmasa.com |
| Vegan Community Kitchen | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Vegan Istanbul Cafe | Gemini by name | no link given |
I want sushi delivered this evening.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| SushiCo | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | sushico.com.tr |
| İOKİ | Gemini with its own site | ioki.com.tr |
| Kaen Sushi | Gemini with its own site | kaensushi.com |
| Sushi Lab | ChatGPT with its own site | sushilab.com.tr |
| Sushi Şah not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | sushishah.com |
A traditional local restaurant that tourists don't know. Book me a table for Saturday.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Asitane Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | asitanerestaurant.com |
| Beyoğlu Esnaf Lokantası | ChatGPT with its own site | beyogluesnaflokantasi.com |
| Emek Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | emekrestaurant.com.tr |
| Kanaat Lokantası | ChatGPT with its own site | kanaatlokantasi.com.tr |
| Tarihi Safa Meyhanesi | Gemini with its own site | tarihisafameyhanesi.com |
| Yanyalı Fehmi Lokantası | Gemini with its own site | yanyalifehmi.com |
Brunch on Sunday for four. Where can I reserve?
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Aqua | ChatGPT with its own site | fourseasons.com/bosphorus/dining/sunday-brunch-bosphorus-... |
| Cecconi’s Istanbul not in the index | Gemini with its own site | cecconisrestaurants.com |
| Little House | ChatGPT with its own site | alieeistanbul.com |
| Lokanta Feriye not in the index | Gemini with its own site | feriye.com |
| Rüya İstanbul not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | kempinski.com |
| The Market at Bosphorus not in the index | Gemini with its own site | themarketbosphorus.com.tr |
Seafood dinner with a view, table for four this week.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Akıntıburnu | ChatGPT with its own site | akintiburnu.com.tr |
| Lacivert Restaurant | Gemini with its own site | lacivertrestaurant.com |
| Sunset Grill & Bar | Gemini with its own site | sunsetgrillbar.com |
| Sur Balık | Gemini with its own site | surbalik.com |
| Therapia Boğaz Balık not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | therapiabalik.com |
| Yıldızlar Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | yildizlarrestaurant.com · book direct |
A cheap lunch menu near the centre.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Balkan Lokantası | Gemini with its own site | sirkecibalkanlokantasi.com.tr |
| Beyoğlu not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | komagene.com.tr |
| Beyoğlu Esnaf Lokantası | ChatGPT by name | beyogluesnaflokantasi.com |
| Buyruk Lokantası | ChatGPT with its own site | sirkecilokanta.com.tr |
| Meşhur Filibe Köftecisi | Gemini with its own site | meshurfilibekoftecisi.com |
| Tarihi Sultanahmet Köftecisi Selim Usta | Gemini with its own site | sultanahmetkoftesi.com |
| Komagene | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
Birthday dinner for eight on Friday. I want to book online.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset Grill & Bar | ChatGPT with its own site Gemini with its own site | sunsetgrillbar.com |
| Aheste | Gemini with its own site | ahesterestaurant.com · book direct |
| Mikla | Gemini with its own site | miklarestaurant.com |
| N’Evet İstanbul | ChatGPT with its own site | nevet.istanbul · book direct |
| Tuğra Restaurant | ChatGPT with its own site | tugrarestaurant.com.tr |
Best burger in town, and I want to order online.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Agora Burger not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | agoraburger.com |
| Akali | Gemini with its own site | akali.co |
| Biber Burger | Gemini with its own site | biberburger.com.tr |
| Kasaptan Burger | ChatGPT with its own site | kasaptanburger.com.tr |
| WetBurger not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | wetburger.co |
| Zula Burger not in the index | Gemini by name | no link given |
Something to eat after midnight, delivered or open late.
| Place | Named by | Direct link |
|---|---|---|
| Beylikdüzü not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | pirhasandoner.com |
| Chitchat Burger not in the index | ChatGPT with its own site | chitchatburger.com |
| Domino’s Pizza | ChatGPT with its own site | dominos.com.tr |
| Barış Büfe | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Kızılkayalar | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Lale İşkembecisi | Gemini by name | no link given |
| Pir Hasan Döner not in the index | ChatGPT by name | no link given |
How this is read
Each assistant was asked each question once, with web search on, for up to three places and the link to each one's own website. Names are read from the answer and matched against the index. Any link between one name and the next belongs to that place. "With its own site" means the assistant linked the place's own website. "Through a marketplace" or "a directory" means it linked a listing instead, and "by name" means it gave no link. The direct links come from the Direct Index's own scan of the place's site. The assistant didn't supply them.